Compliance Verification Project 2022-2023: Liquid-filled Teethers
Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report
Fiscal Year 2022-2023
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Program (CPSP) administers and enforces the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) and its regulations.
The purpose of this Compliance Verification (CV) project was to verify industry’s compliance of liquid-filled teethers with the requirements of Schedule 2, Item 4 of the CCPSA.
For this project, compliance of select liquid-filled teethers with the CCPSA was determined through a sampling and testing process by which Health Canada inspectors visited establishments and sampled relevant products. Compliance with the requirements listed under Schedule 2, Item 4 was then verified through testing at the Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch Microbiology Laboratory.
Prior to initiating inspections, the CPSP carried out a market survey to determine the presence of liquid-filled teether companies in Canada. Targets were then selected from that list of companies.
Over the course of the 2022 to 2023 fiscal year, microbial testing of 13 different products was carried out, where all 13 samples were imported products. The testing resulted in 6 recalls. There were 7 instances in which no corrective action was required.
Results
Readers should consult the individual recall and safety notices, if applicable, for details of the products subject to this enforcement action.
| Brand | Product Name | Source of Sample | Country of Origin | Determination | Corrective Action(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bblüv | Gümi Teething toy | Cariboo Distribution | China | Viable micro-organism present in teether filling | Voluntary recall by Cariboo Distribution |
| Bright Starts | Chill & Teethe 3 Pack Teethers | Amazon.ca | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Greensprouts | Cool Ring Teether | Maighan Distribution | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Greensprouts | Cool Everybody Teethers 2-pack | Maighan Distribution | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Infantino | 3-Pack Water Teethers | TJX Canada | China | Viable micro-organism present in teether filling | Voluntary recall by Infantino (Blue Box OPCo LLC dba Infantino) |
| Itzy Ritzy | Cutie Coolers Liquid-Filled Teethers (3-pack) | West Coast Kids | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Kidsme | Water Filled Soother | Kidz District | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Lamaze | Chill Teether | Toys “R” Us Canada | China | Viable micro-organism present in teether filling | Voluntary recall by TOMY International, Inc. |
| MAM Baby | Cooler – Liquid-Filled Teether | MAM Canada LLC | Thailand | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Nûby | 3-Pack Ring Chill kool Soother Teether | EI Brand Management Inc./ Elfe Juvenile Products | China | Viable micro-organism present in teether filling | Health Canada orders EIfe Juvenile Products to recall |
| Rexall | Water-Filled Teether | Well.ca (Rexall) | Thailand | Viable micro-organism present in teether filling | Voluntary recall by Rexall |
| Sassy | Water-filled flutterby teether | Amazon.ca | China | No compliance issues detected | None |
| Tootsie Baby | Water Filled Teether | CTG Brands Inc. | China | Viable micro-organism present in teether filling | Voluntary recall by CTG Brands Inc. |
Disclaimer: Inspectors apply a systematic bias during the selection of establishments and samples. Inspectors do not select products randomly; instead, they select the ones that are more likely not to meet health and safety requirements due to observed characteristics. Due to this biased nature of sampling and the fact that sample sizes within CV projects are very small, Health Canada does not consider the findings of CV projects to reflect overall market compliance, unless otherwise stated. Note that these summary reports relate only to the product(s) actually tested and the specific criteria measured in this project. Testing by Health Canada does not represent approval or endorsement of the product(s).
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